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Bright, Spacious, and Renovated to Perfection

Located on a sought-after tree-lined street, this circa 1925 home has been thoughtfully renovated from top to bottom to achieve the perfect balance of function and beauty. Arched entryways, gleaming refinished hardwood floors, and classic crown moldings pay homage to the home’s treasured past, while smart expansions, sleek stone selections, and top-end appliances satisfy all the demands of modern living. Filled with natural light filtered through solar tubes and expansive windows, the home also features soaring vaulted ceilings and extensive built-ins to make wise use of every inch of the 3,001 square feet of living space. Outside, a gated paver stone driveway connects to the fenced rear lawn to create a private backyard oasis, perfect for dining, recreation, and play. Located just steps from grocery and parks in the Lyon Hoag neighborhood, and minutes to downtown amenities, this rare find also enjoys close proximity to Highway 101, plus access to excellent Burlingame schools.

Facts and Figures

Offered at $2,295,000
Sold for $2,720,000
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms
3,001 sq. ft. home, per county records
5,750 sq. ft. lot, per county records
Built in 1925
Washington Elementary, Burlingame Intermediate, Burlingame High School (buyer to verify)
Listed on December 4th, 2017

Listed by Raziel Ungar

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Amenities

Circa 1925 home expanded and remodeled to perfection with 4 bedrooms, an office, and 3 full baths
Approximately 3,001 square feet of living space
Ideally located on a tree-lined residential street close to shopping and dining
Natural stone-paved steps lead to an elevated covered porch with carved and paneled front door
Traditional foyer with broad window and arched entrance to the adjacent living room; foyer and living room both have recently-refinished hardwood floors
Bright and spacious living room features a recessed ceiling, expansive front- and side-facing windows, and a focal-point wood-burning fireplace surrounded in a painted brick mantelpiece
Arched entrance opens to the formal dining room with recessed ceiling, broad window, and elegant candle-style chandelier
Remodeled kitchen has tumbled stone tile floors, Craftsman-inspired custom cabinetry, quartzite perimeter countertops, and opaque glass-tiled backsplashes; large center island beneath pendant lights is topped in walnut and provides seating space
Appliances include: Thermador 6-burner gas range; GE Profile microwave; Thermador dishwasher; Viking refrigerator; U-Line under-counter wine cooler
Main-level master bedroom suite with soaring paneled cathedral ceiling is illuminated by an expansive window overlooking the rear yard and has extensive built-in cabinetry topped in granite; en suite bath features a dual-sink vanity topped in limestone plus a frameless glass-enclosed shower
Two additional bedrooms each have hardwood floors, a center light, and a wardrobe closet
Redesigned hallway bath features tile floors, a granite-topped vanity, tub with hand-held shower spray, and separate glass-enclosed shower
Secondary rear entrance, located at ground level, is preceded by a paver stone patio with fountain and glass-inset door flanked by sidelights beneath clerestory windows; the two-story foyer has stairs to the main and lower levels lit by a chandelier
Lower-level recreation room has beadboard wainscoting, wiring for media, and surround sound speakers
Lower-level bedroom with extra-long walk-in closet plus an office with beadboard wainscoting and recessed lighting
Lower-level bath has a marble-topped vanity and frameless glass-enclosed shower
Additional features include: laundry room with sink and cabinetry; air conditioning; sound speakers in many rooms; newly refinished hardwood floors; roof resurfaced in 2016; new windows in kitchen and living room; plantation shutters; solar tubes; Nest thermostat; fire sprinklers; two interior-accessed storage areas; fenced dog run
Electric-gated paver stone driveway leads to a detached 2-car garage with workbench and skylights
Fenced rear yard has a manicured level lawn with natural stone walking paths plus heated hot tub
Lot size of approximately 5,750 square feet
Great location in the desirable Lyon Hoag neighborhood close to grocery, parks, Burlingame Recreation Center, downtown shopping and dining, and just one-half mile to Highway 101 for commuting to San Francisco or Silicon Valley
Excellent Burlingame schools

About the Lyon Hoag Neighborhood

While it didn’t make the splash in 2020 that it made in 2019, when it recorded its first-ever $4 million sale, buyer-friendly Lyon Hoag spent 2020 nearly duplicating its 2019 market performance, solidifying itself as one of Burlingame’s most reachable entry-level neighborhoods. For the year, 19 homes sold in Lyon Hoag, tying it with Mills Estates as Burlingame’s second-most popular neighborhood.

Almost every relevant sales category recorded slight increases or decreases year-over-year in Lyon Hoag last year, except for two: absent any individual high-end sales, the average value of homes sold in Lyon Hoag fell 11% in 2020, to $2.057 million (median was static at $2 million). Conversely, the neighborhood’s average DOM fell 35% from 2019. Last year, Lyon Hoag homes were on the market an average of 16 days before finding buyers.

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The MLS area is 462.

Favorable

One of the most affordable neighborhoods in Burlingame
Well manicured, with wider streets
Homes vary in architectural style
Walking distance to Burlingame Avenue, Washington Park, Washington Elementary School and city’s recreation center

Schools

The elementary school for the Lyon Hoag neighborhood is Washington Elementary School located on Howard Avenue. It’s within a 5-7 minute walk from anywhere in the neighborhood.

There is one public middle school, Burlingame Intermediate School, which is located in the Ray Park neighborhood. It’s a 10 minute drive to north Burlingame.

There is one public high school, Burlingame High, which is walking distance (5-10 mins) from Lyon Hoag.

History

This is Burlingame’s first subdivision, created in 1896. Prior to its use for homes, the Howard family maintained a dairy here. The Howards are the original American land grant purchasers of 6,500-acre Rancho San Mateo, and the rancho covered all of modern-day San Mateo north of San Mateo Creek (near Mills Hospital), Hillsborough and all of Burlingame south of Sanchez Creek (near present day Sanchez Avenue). A portion of the Howard property, east of the Burlingame Avenue train station, became the McLellan nursery, which grew flowers in gardens and greenhouses on “Bloomfield” Road south of Burlingame Avenue. Around the turn of the twentieth century, the McClellan nursery was harvesting 200,000 roses per month from Burlingame and shipping 7,000 cut flowers each day to San Francisco! Sales of real estate in this subdivision were slow until the 1906 earthquake sent San Franciscans scrambling south in search of shelter. In 1907, a lot in this area was offered “at $600 and up, with terms of $25 down and $10 per month installment payments.”

The subdivision takes its name from two of the first directors of the Bank of Burlingame, which helped finance the real estate purchases here. The Bank of Burlingame was located in the beautiful building that now houses Straits Restaurant at the northwest corner of Burlingame Avenue and California Drive. The Lyon-Hoag neighborhood is also known for its proximity to Burlingame Avenue, Washington Park, Burlingame High School and the city’s recreation center.

Learn More About Lyon Hoag

Lyon-Hoag is bordered on the south by Peninsula Avenue to the south, Carolan Avenue to the west, the 101 freeway to the east, and Burlingables just to the north at Burlingame Avenue. The neighborhood is named after the two developers who subdivided the area: Lyon & Hoag.